This Week's Assignments: 5-3 - 5 - 21


Life Drawing Introduction

ET # 4: Handscapes

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Directions:
1. Choose a position that you would like to have your hand in
2. Think about about a background that you would like to have in
3. Decide what you would like your hand to be doing (think of your hand as being a human being)
4. Create two rough sketches of your hand in two different positions
5. Choose your best hand rough sketch and create a final copy of it on white sulphite paper
6. Shade your hand in making sure to use 5 values
7. Add a background/unique landscape behind your hand (make sure your hand is well integrated into the landscape

Video on How to Draw the hand:




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Sample hand drawings

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Hands Drawing MC Escher Surrealist Painting (good idea for background)

1948


Artists to Check out:
MC Escher
Salvadore Dali
Joan Miro




Last Weeks' Assignment 4-19 - 4-23

ET # 3 Around Town Building Drawing

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Villa Italia in Schenectady, NY Student Sample of Villa Itallia